‘THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE TV MINI SERIES AND MOLLY’S LIFE IN MUSIC’
MOLLY album out 27 November 2015 through Liberation Music
At a time when Australia was finding its voice, Ian “Molly” Meldrum helped us find the music.
And that music is now on one classic album – the soundtrack to the eagerly awaited mini-series MOLLY.
The soundtrack, aptly titled Do Yourself A Favour, features three CDs and a whopping 60 tracks. The songs tell the story of Molly’s remarkable life. The first two discs include the songs featured in the mini-series. The third CD is a bonus disc, tracks handpicked by Molly, including some of his favourite pop songs.
“Watching the mini-series and listening to this album, my life literally flashes before my eyes,” Molly says. “Re-Living In The ’70s.”
The album features the key characters in Molly’s story, including Skyhooks, Sherbet and John Paul Young, as well as many of the international stars that have Molly to thank for their first chart-toppers, including Blondie, Duran Duran and Billy Idol.
The soundtrack features some of Molly’s memorable record productions, including Russell Morris’ “The Real Thing”, The Ferrets’ “Don’t Fall In Love” and Supernaut’s “I Like It Both Ways”, as well as contributions from close personal friends Elton John (“Kiss The Bride” and “Your Song”), Lynne Randell (“Ciao Baby”) and Kylie (“Locomotion”). And it’s filled with songs that recall classic Countdown moments, such as Cold Chisel’s set-busting “My Turn To Cry”.
Molly jokes that many of the song titles tell the story of his life, including “Most People I Know (Think That I’m Crazy)”, “Cheap Wine”, “I See Red” (“and I mean Red Symons”), “You Just Like Me ’Cos I’m Good In Bed” and “I Like It Both Ways”.
“But if just one title sums up the era,” Molly adds, “it would have to be [Skyhooks’] ‘Party To End All Parties’ – we had so much fun, and it was a great time for Australian music.”
“It’s a surreal experience watching your life on screen,” Molly admits. “For me, it only really makes sense when I listen to the music, the songs that are on this soundtrack.”
All it takes is one song to bring back a million memories.
As a wise man once said:
Do yourself a favour.
DISC ONE
- STEVIE WRIGHT Evie (Part 1)
- RUSSELL MORRIS The Real Thing
- HUSH C’Mon We’re Taking Over
- MATT TAYLOR I Remember When I Was Young
- BILLY THORPE & THE AZTECS Most People I Know (Think That I’m Crazy)
- SUZI QUATRO Devil Gate Drive
- SKYHOOKS Living In The 70’s
- SKYHOOKS You Just Like Me Cos’ I’m Good In Bed
- JOHN PAUL YOUNG Yesterday’s Hero
- SHERBET Summer Love
- BILLY THORPE It’s Almost Summer
- SHERBET Only One You
- THE MASTERS APPRENTICES Turn Up Your Radio
- SWEET The Ballroom Blitz
- RICHARD CLAPTON Girls On The Avenue
- THE FERRETS Don’t Fall In Love
- SKYHOOKS Ego Is Not A Dirty Word
- SUPERNAUT I Like It Both Ways
- SHERBET Howzat
- SHERBET Matter Of Time
DISC TWO
- COLD CHISEL Cheap Wine
- SKYHOOKS Party To End All Parties
- KISS I Was Made For Lovin’ You
- KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND Please Don’t Go
- COLD CHISEL My Turn To Cry
- BLONDIE One Way Or Another
- SPLIT ENZ I See Red
- JAMES FREUD & THE RADIO STARS Modern Girl
- LYNNE RANDELL Ciao Baby
- MENTAL AS ANYTHING The Nips Are Getting Bigger
- ADAM AND THE ANTS Antmusic
- DURAN DURAN Planet Earth
- THE SWINGERS Counting The Beat
- AUSTRALIAN CRAWL Beautiful People
- BILLY IDOL Hot In The City
- ELTON JOHN Kiss The Bride
- MODELS Out Of Mind Out Of Sight
- DIVINYLS Pleasure & Pain
- A-HA Take On Me
- MENTAL AS ANYTHING Too Many Times
DISC THREE
- THE BANGLES Walk Like An Egyptian
- VILLAGE PEOPLE Can’t Stop The Music
- KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND That’s The Way I Like It
- CULTURE CLUB Karma Chameleon
- DURAN DURAN Rio
- THE EASYBEATS Friday On My Mind
- EURYTHMICS Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
- THE BOOMTOWN RATS I Don’t Like Mondays
- CYNDI LAUPER Girls Just Want To Have Fun
- PET SHOP BOYS Go West
- WHAM! Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
- KYLIE MINOGUE Locomotion
- THE B-52’S Rock Lobster
- HUSH Bony Maronie
- MURRAY HEAD One Night in Bangkok
- THE PRETENDERS Brass In Pocket
- MEN AT WORK Down Under
- DRAGON April Sun In Cuba
- TINA ARENA Sorrento Moon (I Remember)
- ELTON JOHN Your Song
MOLLY album out 27 November 2015 through Liberation Music